RED RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1919, Page 5

RED RUSSIA.

A CRISIS APPROACHING, FIGHTING TOWARDS PETROGRAD. By Telegraph.—Tress Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 15, 11.35 p.m. London, Oct. 15. A Copenhagen message states that the Russian situation is reaching a crisis with unexpected rapidity. Yudeniteh is fighting twenty miles west of Gatchina, and is within forty miles of Petrograd. He hopes to enter Petrograd in three weeks. The Daily Express correspondent with Denikin'a right wing says the whole fighting is a puzzle to soldiers who fought in France. No one digs in and neither side courts an encounter, but raids take place by mounted Cossacks, who are real adventurers and aim at giving the population behind the Red Army a chance of rising. Denikin's army is now being reinforced by batteries of guns manned by men drilled by British officers. Their morale is immensely increased by English clothes and the pride taken in English weapons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SOVIETS DEFEATED. GOOD WORK BY COSSACKS. ~ Received Oct. 15, 7.20 p;m. London, Oct. 14. Official details of General Denikin's victory at Verouej reveal that the town was captured by a volunteer corps under General Shkuro. On the following day the Soviet forces counter-attacked, but were beaten off with heavy losses and driven into prepared traps, where they were annihilated with the help of Cossacks, who, thereupon, swung south-eastward and attacked the important rail junction of Tiki, capturing 9000 prisoners. On the south-east front, five Red regiments were completely defeated at Cherueujar —Reuter. SEVERE FIGHTING CONTINUES. FORCING THROUGH TO PETROGRAD.Received Oct. 16, 1.5 a.m. . London, Oct. 15, Severe fighting continues both on the Petrograd and Moscow fronts. Denikin's rapid advance in the neighborhood of Oriel caused a panic amongst the Bolsheviks in Moscow. The most sensational development is the breaking through in the direction of Petrograd of Yudenitch's North-West Russian Army. Meanwhile the Esthonians, advancing from Narva, have reached Moloskovitshi, half-way between Kyamburg and Gatchina. According to a despatch from Reval, 4ated the 13th inst., Yudenitch's offensive opened with the capture of Yamburg last week. His advance guard, under General Glasenapp, took Volossova, 40 miles eastward, on the 12th, reaching the most advanced point of the June offensive and capturing between ten and twelve thousand prisoners, an armored train, and the staff of an artillery brigade. Simultaneously Yudenitch is striking successfully at the Bolshevik main communications southwards. He is close to Luga, and it is reported he has recaptured Pskov, after advancing 15 miles in 24 hours The despatch says the offensive continues amid a wave of patriotic enthusiasm on a front of 100 miles. The Bolsheviks are everywhere panic stricken. A British destroyer brought six German merchantmen to Reval in the last two days.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE BRITISH WITHDRAWAL. SCARCELY ANY LOSS INCURRED. Received Oct. 15, 7.55 p.m. London, Oct. 14'. An official statement says: "General Sir H. Rawlinson's skilful coordination of plans enabled the British withdrawal from North Russia to be carried out with scarcely any loss, after blows had been struck severely punishing the enemy on the Dvina and Lake Onega, facilitating in disengaging our troops. The local Russian forces were left in an excellent condition to defend themselves, and. the Russians at Archangel have undertaken an offensive since the British withdrawal. "The military authorities are much indebted to a section of the English press for its repeated asseverations doubting the sincerity of the Government's policy of evacuation and suggesting that an offensive into the interior was likely. These newspapers thus mystified the Bolsheviks, creating exactly the atmosphere of uncertainty required for suc-cess."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THREAT TO MOSCOW. SOVIET RULE ABOUT TO COLLAPSE. Helsingfors,,Oct. 14. Denikin's victorious advance in the Orel and Tula regions has caused con< sternation in the Soviet army, whose best troops were defeated. It is reported that the Soviet Government has decided, in the event of the loss of Tula, which is heavily fortified, to flee to Turkestan. They have already sent peace proposals to the Polish Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, Oct. 14. Denikin reports that he has inflicted severe losses on the Bolsheviks in the Kamjschin district, and destroyed a regiment in the direction of Ilovinsk, taking many prisoners. He secured a great mass of prisoners and enormous booty at Chernioff, where he rescued 200 hostages condemned to he shot. The Helsingfors correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that Soviet rule is about to collapse. The Red Army is dissolving, and the White Army'.? advance is the cause of large numbers racing to join the Whites. It is anticipated that Denekin will reach Moscow within a month. His Horse Guards, like Mamontoff's, have broken the Red front and are operating on the flank of the Soviet troops in the environs of Briansk, in the Government of Orel. New York, Oct. 14. The Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune states that the Grand Duke Cyril, the ex-Czar's cousin, is financing Von der Qoltz, hoping that the offensive towards Petrograd will smash Bolshevism before the winter, enabling Von der Goltz to advance on Moscow. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A CHANGE IN COMMAND. Received Oct. 15, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, Oct. 14. A semi-official statement say 3 that Von der Goltz has transferred his command'to General Eberhardt Von der Goltz is expected in Berlin gksrtljr.—United SMTiw t •